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Collaboration for responsible development of port and mining facilities in Southern Madagascar. World Bank, Washington October 9 th , 2007. Discussion Points. Background Construction of infrastructure, mine & port Social Issues
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Collaboration for responsibledevelopment of port and mining facilitiesin Southern Madagascar World Bank, Washington October 9th, 2007
Discussion Points • Background • Construction of infrastructure, mine & port • Social Issues • Land acquisition, Community, HIV/AIDS/STDs, Collaboration with PIC • Environmental Issues
Discussion Points • Background • Construction of infrastructure, mine & port • Social Issues • Land acquisition, Community, HIV/AIDS/STDs, Collaboration with PIC • Environmental Issues
~ 1 110 000 Tpy Mine Flowsheet MSP Rutile 15 000 Tpy 25 000 Tpy 750 000 Tpy
9 8 10 7 RN 12 1. Existing Harbor 2. Project Office 3. Villages 4. Quarry RN 13 5. Quarry Haul Road 2 1 6. Port 4 3 7. MSP Haul Road 8. MSP AIRPORT 9. Conservation Area 5 10. Weir 6
Discussion Points • Background • Construction of infrastructure, mine & port • Social Issues • Land acquisition, Community, HIV/AIDS/STDs, Collaboration with PIC • Environmental Issues
Discussion Points • Background • Construction of infrastructure, mine & port • Social Issues • Land acquisition, Community, HIV/AIDS/STDs, Collaboration with PIC • Environmental Issues
Primary focus areas • Resources / Partnerships • Health • QMM, Community & HIV/AIDS/STDs • Land Acquisition & DUP Process • Employment • Testing, training & local recruitment • Local procurement & SMEs • Migration & Inflation Management • PIC/Government Cooperation
Communities Communities affected by the Rio Tinto/QMM project
Resources / Partnerships • Partnerships: • Education – Clairefontaine, CISCO, UNDP, UNICEF • Health – USAID, PSI, Local Communes • HIV/AIDS/STDs – USAID, GTZ, CNLS, PSI, Int’l HIV/AIDS Alliance • Malaria – PMI, USAID, CNLP • Training – UNDP, PIC, Min. of Education, USAID • SMEs & Micro-Financing – USAID, ICAR, BNI, Région • Urban Sanitation – CARE, PIC, World Bank, Région • Power, Potable Water, Solid waste – PIC, World Bank, Min. of Energy & Mines
Health • QMM: • Health within the QMM organisation • Recruitment of Int’l SOS and establishment of a clinic for employees and their dependents at the permanent camp • Protocol, procedures and partnerships for the reduction and prevention of malaria, as well as common intestinal ailments • Partnership with GTZ and CNLS for the prevention of HIV/AIDS/STDs within QMM and contractor organisations
Health • Community: • Community Health Objectives 2006 though 2008 • Ensure the effectiveness of prevention programmes for relatively frequent ailments and diseases in FtD (e.g. malaria and mosquito-borne diseases, dysentery, infantile diarrhea, et al) • Contribute to regional public health support (building capacity) • Direct community investments (community clinics) • Continue to promote public health in neighboring communities (direct community investment)
Health • HIV/AIDS/STDs: • Follow-up action on HIV/AIDS/STD prevention: • In partnership with: Int’l HIV/AIDS Alliance, GTZ, PSI, UNDP • Training of peer educators: 14 employees trained to date, with refreshers and more in-depth training planned. • HIV/AIDS/STD training consultant: Peter Adams • Implementation of the CLLS plan (Local HIV/AIDS awareness and prevention council) • Capacity building for CSW Association • Direct community investments (VCT clinics: 3 in place and 1 pending) • Voluntary testing campaign, including QMM management in October 2007
Main Community Health Partners w/ Region w/ PIC support
Land Acquisition & the DUP Process • DUP (Déclaration d’Utilité Publique): • In the context of the resettlement process • payment of financial offsets for land and crops to 492 Fort-Dauphin area residents affected by port and road construction • Process fully compliant with World Bank guidelines • Disbursements of US$ 4 million (MGA 8.2 billion) in 2007 • implementation of the resettlement action plan (RAP): construction of homes, implementation of related social programmes and accompanying measures. • establishment of an objective settlement and claims settlement committee (CRL)
Land Acquisition & the DUP Process (cont’d) • Claims follow-up system: • Objectives: • For QMM to be keenly aware of local community expectations • To implement a fair and equitable resettlement plan for PAPs during the construction period • Process following receipt of claim: Corrective Measures (incl. Payment, title to land) Data Collection Verification 2-Way Feedback Cases closed and archived
Employment • Maximisation of local employment: • Aptitude testing of residents to establish and draw from a pool of local labor • Establishment of procedures and protocols for QMM and contractors to hire local skilled and unskilled labor wherever possible • Job creation to date: • QMM – 265, of which 235 Malagasy and 30 expat positions • Contractors – 3 050 positions, of which 1 875 locals, 800 nationals, 375 expats • Establishment of a local training centre and trades school (CFPTA) • Support for local employment initiatives: training of local tourism guides, handicrafts training, …
Local Procurement & SMEs • Inventory of local suppliers of goods and services capable of working to RT/QMM standards • Policy of favoring local supply wherever possible • Funding of a micro-credit scheme for the local population • Information sessions with local entrepreneurs on business opportunities generated by the ilmenite project • Local supply and service contracts for construction, cleaning services, security services, housing, food & beverage (total of roughly 20 companies thus far) • Promotion and training of local SMEs • Direct contribution to the local economy (2006 & 2007): ≈ US$ 12 million • Incl. labour, food and accommodation, materials, services, vehicle hires, Land rental, etc.
Migration & Inflation Management • Migration action plans: • Surveillance of population migration in the greater Fort-Dauphin area • Implementation of system of influx measurement established with the Région and communities • Current population of greater Fort-Dauphin area: 55 000 – 60 000. • Estimated 1 500 migrants have settled in the Fort-Dauphin area since 2005 (3% ↑) • Capacity building to offset migration • Contribution to improved hygiene, including installation of hydrants, water fountains, wash basins, rubbish bins and collection • HIV/AIDS/STD education, in partnership with Int’l HIV/AIDS Alliance, GTZ, PSI, UNDP • Training of peer educators • Implementation of the CLLS’ anti-HIV/AIDS programme • Capacity building for CSW Association
Migration & Inflation Management (cont’d) • Inflation Action plans: • Consultations in progress to implement an inflation monitoring system • Supported by INSTAT and the Région • Regular tracking reports • Provide support to studies on the alleviation of poverty in the Anosy region • In partnership with: CARE and the Région • Funding provided for studies to establish indices of measurement of local living conditions • Promotion of local produce growing initiatives, food and rice distribution initiative
PIC / Government Cooperation • Key partners: • PIC = Integrated Growth Poles Project, supported by the Word Bank • US$ 55 million earmarked for Fort-Dauphin Area, of which US$ 35 million for Port d’Ehoala • Other partners: Jirama (Min. of Energy & Mines), Min. of Transport, Min. of the Environment, Min. of Finance • Synergies: • Power – 6th Wartsila generator = 3.8 Mw (current FtD consumption ≈ 1.2 Mw) • Contributions: QMM financing of 6th genset + transmission & PIC US$ 2 million • Water – water treatment and reticulation for the town of Fort-Dauphin • Contributions: QMM US$ 1.0 -1.5 million* & PIC US$ 2 million • Refuse – management of solid waste collection and waste site • Contributions: TBD * over and above QMM’s own requirements
2007 & Beyond • Social & Communities Management Committee (SCMC) initiatives and follow-up programmes: • Monitoring of 2007 milestones • Communications (information/cultural center) • Sustainable development (including 2006 report) • Community relations • Local content • Resettlement and accompanying programme follow-up • Inflation/migration • HIV/AIDS/STDs • Local government relations and capacity building • NGO & World Bank partnerships
Discussion Points • Background • Construction of infrastructure, mine & port • Social Issues • Land acquisition, Community, HIV/AIDS/STDs, Collaboration with PIC • Environmental Issues
Environmental Context and Issues • Madagascar is a highly environmentally sensitivite country • unique biodiversity • primary threat from felling of forests and « slash and burn » agriculture • Increased demand for land and fuel for agriculture and housing • Accelerated deforestation and loss of biodiversity
Primary project-related achievements • Biodiversity conservation and monitoring • Plant production for rehabilitation and stabilisation • Ecological restoration • Sustainable management of natural resources • Support for regional environmental initiatives
Biodiversity conservation and monitoring of ecosystems • 1677 hectares of protected areas created and included into the Système des Aires Protégées de Madagascar (SAPM) • 70% of Field Guide completed (400 species from littoral forest), with publication in 2008 • Biodiversity Monograph completed : Biodiversity, Ecology and Conservation of Littoral Ecosystems In South-Eastern Madagascar, Tolagnaro (Fort Dauphin) • Seed conservation: roughly 50 lots seeds sent to Millennium Seed Bank (MSB) at Kew • Environmental education: Birdwatching Event with BirdLife in Mandena, Ste Luce & Ivorona
Plant production for rehabilitation and stabilisation • 100 ha planted in 2007. EMP commitment achieved with 600 ha planted ahead of mining (over 650,000 trees, with exceptional 95% survival rate) • Set up Réserve Foncière de Reboisement with CIREEF to secure and manage plantations (above) in the region • 300,000 vetiver plants produced for road and dune stabilisation • 2007 plant production on-going for road and infrastructure rehabilitation, as well as landscaping and community planting
Ecological restoration • Littoral forest restoration programme on-going : seed harvesting and treatment / plant production in nursery • Forest restoration trials on several degraded land parcels • Top soil management and conservation programme ongoing in collaboration with construction team • Wetland restoration trials
Sustainable management of natural resources • Co-management contract (Dina) signed in Ste Luce & Ambatotsirongorongo (21 000 ha) • Co-management contract (Dina) in progress in Petriky & Andrakaraka (done) • Objective of capacity building for COGE (Comité de Gestion) management • Strenghtening of local agriculture, beekeeping, composting, vegetable production, handicrafts & ecotourism
Support of regional environmental initiatives • Signed Phase II of the QMM/USAID partnership (GDA) • Support regional nursery (120,000 trees/yr) and regional reforestation • Support regional domestic energy strategy • Support local Water and Forest CIREEF in various activities • Partnership with PIC (WB) on environmental offset (Bay of Ste Luce)
Primary objectives • Set up NPI (Net Positive Impact) strategy in collaboration with Rio Tinto and the BAP (Biodiversity Action Plan) and BPM (Biodiversity Performance Measures) • Publish the Monograph book on Biodiversity • Establish Conservation Zones on site and as offset (Petriky, Tsitongambarika, Mahabo) • On-going rehabilitation of roads and infrastructures • Implement the Biodiversity Data Base and GIS • Restructure and upgrade skills of the environmental team